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Samsung HAF-QIN Refrigerator Water Filter (HAF-QIN/EXP)

Codes on the box and cartridgeHAF-QIN, HAF-QIN/EXP — cartridge code, DA97-17376B — replacement element code, DA97-08006C — system code
Fits — how to tellSamsung French-door and side-by-side refrigerators whose old cartridge or filter-compartment label reads HAF-QIN or HAF-QIN/EXP (system DA97-08006C, replacement element DA97-17376B)
Capacity300 gallons
Rated life6 months
Price $44.99USD — checked 2026-11-05 at Samsung US. Prices change; the date is part of the fact.

Don't know your code? It is printed on the old cartridge and usually on a label inside the filter compartment. Match that code to the codes above — this page covers only the cartridge named in its title.

Certifications — documents and listings

A certification counts as listed here only when a certifier's listing names this cartridge or its system. Anything else is labeled above as what it is — a manufacturer's statement or a reproduction. See how to check a cartridge in the NSF listing.

Verdict

Bottom line: The genuine HAF-QIN is certified for taste and odor claims in NSF International's own listing; Samsung states — but no listing linked here shows — its health-effects (53) certification, and we found no certified third-party substitute to point you to yet, so check any cheaper cartridge in the listing under its own code before you buy it.

The NSF/ANSI 42 listing names it directly: system DA97-08006C HAF-QIN/EXP, replacement element DA97-17376B, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., with chlorine, Class I particulate, and taste and odor claims. Samsung states its filters are tested and certified by NSF International and use a high-grade carbon block.

The drawback: Slow flow: the manufacturer's specification rates the HAF-QIN at 0.4 gpm — the slowest rated flow of the four seed cartridges on this site — so a glass fills noticeably slower than with a 0.5 gpm cartridge, and flow only drops further as the cartridge loads up over its 6 months.

Genuine vs third-party notes

Samsung's cartridge code is DA97-17376B and the system code is DA97-08006C; both appear in the NSF listing, so a listing check takes under a minute. Samsung warns to purchase only genuine Samsung cartridges for guaranteed fit and performance — treat any third-party claim against the listing for its own element, not against Samsung's.

No specific third-party cartridge has been checked for this page yet. When one is, it will be named here with its own listing check and a dated price.

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